Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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