Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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