The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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