Your brain is 80% water.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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