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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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