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 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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