Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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