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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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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