If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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