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12 May 2008
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In the 1800s there were reports of canals on Mars but they have since been discredited.
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In 1958 Commercial cesium clocks became available, and cost $20,000 each.
Until the late 1800s, it was forbidden for women in the United States to obtain a patent, so if a woman had invented something she would file for a patent under her husband or father's name. For this reason, the number of early female inventors remains a mystery.
The sun’s reflective powers are great - 17 percent on sand and 80 percent on snow. Even on a cloudy day, 80 percent of the sun’s ultraviolet rays pass through the clouds; so you need sunscreen even when it is overcast.
The word 'poltergeist' is German for 'noisy spirit'.
It has been recommended by dentists that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 metres) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush!
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Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
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The Amazon Jungle provides about 15% of the Earths new oxygen.
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An estimated 1000 satellites will be rocket launched between 1999 and 2008. The value of these launches to rocket owners could be more than £20 billion.
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The penculine titmouse of Africa builds its home in such a sturdy manner that Masai tribesmen use their nests for purses and carrying cases.
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When the mummified body of Lady Dai was discovered (deceased around 145-178 BC) the blood in her veins was still red, her skin was still supple and her limbs could be manipulated.
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1000 years ago the first Icelanders discovered North America.
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Applying relativity to the idea of energy, Albert Einstein discovered his most famous equation E = mc². It means that there is energy hidden in matter - a huge amount of energy; equal to the object's mass times the speed of light squared. A kilogram of anything holds enough energy to boil a hundred billion kettles. Or destroy a
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Britain's Millennium Dome is more than double the size of any other dome.
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The rings of Saturn are made of ice chunks - some as small as an ice cube and some as big as a house.
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