Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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