Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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