The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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