At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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