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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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