The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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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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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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