If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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