Random Interesting Facts

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    Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose that tastes identical and isn't metabolized as sugar, so it's safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
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    Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
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    Bad At Maths? You Could Have Math Anxiety
    People with poor mathematical skills aren't necessarily bad at math because they are 'ungifted'. There is a phenomena called 'Math Anxiety' that makes people perform worse, sometimes leading to math avoidance, which leads to lesser knowledge and consequently more math anxiety.
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    Water is actually naturally blue.
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    The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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