Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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