Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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