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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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