The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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