Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
45
Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
65
Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
11
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.
15
Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
88
The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
33
Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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