Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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