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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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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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