One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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