The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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