The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
21
Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
7
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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