Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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