Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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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