Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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