Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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