Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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