The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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