Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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