Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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