A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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