Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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