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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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