Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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