For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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