Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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