The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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