At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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