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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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