One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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