Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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