Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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