The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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