Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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