The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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