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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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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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    Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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