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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
15
Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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