Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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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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