A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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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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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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