Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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