Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
6
Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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