Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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