Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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