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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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 storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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