If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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