Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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.
16
Iron weighs more after it rusts.
16
One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
20
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
116
One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
57
Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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