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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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