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Violins are very complex. Over 70 different pieces of wood are put together to form the modern violin.
Since 2004 chewing gum is illegal in Singapore, in fact selling or manufactoring gum can cause a fine of $5600 with a year of time in prison.
Humans are the only mammals with permanently swollen breasts, other animals only have them when nursing.
In the U.S. one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes.
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
A day on the planet Mercury is twice as long as its own year.
By walking an extra 20 minutes every day, you will burn off seven pounds of fat in a year.
It takes around 2.5 gallons of milk to make 1 pound of butter.
Other than the earth, the moon is the only known natural astrological object ever walked on.
International space station usually sees the sun, rise once every 90 minutes.
The official name for 'Mexico' is the 'United Mexican States'.
American Coca-Cola tastes different to international Coca-Cola.
There are so many kinds of apples, that if you ate a new one everyday it would take over 20 years to try them all.
The South Korean government banned anyone aged under 18 from playing games online between midnight and 8 AM.
Penguins can drink salt water, because they have a supraorbital gland which let's them filtrate the salt from the water.
The average person listens to 25 songs a day.
Kids who play video games tend to have a better hand-eye coordination, a better memory, and a better problem solving skills.
The U.S. Department of Defense employs 1% of all Americans and it's the world's largest single employer.

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8 Interesting Theories About Time Travel

September 6, 2013 in Lists, Science & Technology Leave a comment

Parallel Universes

Oxford scientists claim parallel universes exist. The universe splitting constantly is seen as a way to combat the problems of time-travel paradoxes.

Exotic Matter

Theoretical matter with negative mass & energy density, that curves space – time in the opposite way to normal matter. Could be used to create wormholes.

Cosmic Strings

A theory about narrow tubes of energy stretching across the universe. Containing huge mass, if two approached each other, it could bend space – time around them.

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