One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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