Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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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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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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