The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Your brain is 80% water.
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