Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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