Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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