Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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