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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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