The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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