One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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