Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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