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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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