The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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