Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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