Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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