The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16
Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
39
The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
155
A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
57
Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
16
The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
51