For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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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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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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