The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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