The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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