One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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