Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
57
The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
40
Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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.
6
The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
17
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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