One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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