The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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