The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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