One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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