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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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