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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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    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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    Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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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 bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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