The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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