Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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