Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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