The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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