The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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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 speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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