Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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