In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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