Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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