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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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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