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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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