The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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