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    Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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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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    Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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