Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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