Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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