The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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