One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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