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Do apples really ripen faster if you put them next to bananas? © Getty Images

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Is the sugar in fruit bad for us?

Lise-Meitner-©-Getty

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Lise Meitner: the nuclear pioneer who escaped the Nazis

Do guide dogs know that their master is blind? © Getty Images

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Do guide dogs know that their master is blind?

Resisting a new concept: the discovery of zero

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Resisting a new concept: the discovery of zero

What shape are subatomic particles?

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What shape are subatomic particles?

Who really discovered nuclear fission? © Getty Images

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Who really discovered nuclear fission?

Do two mirrors facing each other produce infinite reflections? © Getty Images

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Do two mirrors facing each other produce infinite reflections?

How often should you wash your bath towels? © Getty Images

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How often should you wash your bath towels?

Why is hot water a better solvent than cold water? © Acute Graphics

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Why is hot water a better solvent than cold water?

How is a sponge able to hold so much water? © Getty

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How is a sponge able to hold so much water?

Can weather forecasters predict rainbows? © Moron Eel

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Can weather forecasters predict rainbows?

Finding the fun in science - Dara Ó Briain (Secret Science: The Amazing World Beyond Your Eyes)

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Finding the fun in science – Dara Ó Briain

Is there a way to tie shoelaces to stop them coming undone? © Moron Eel

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Is there a way to tie shoelaces to stop them coming undone?

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Scientists paint a mini Mona Lisa using GM bacteria