Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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