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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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