Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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