One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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