One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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