The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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