Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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