Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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