Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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