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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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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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