The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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