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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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