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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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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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