If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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