Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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