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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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