Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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