Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
21
Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
75
The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16
Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
101
When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
199
Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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