Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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