Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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