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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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