There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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