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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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