Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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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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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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