There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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