Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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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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