Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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