Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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