For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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