The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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