Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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