Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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