Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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