Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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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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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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