By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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There is a tiger named Kenny who is the only known tiger to have downs syndrome.
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Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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Coffee comes from an edible fruit. The coffee cherry is sweet and tastes like watermelon, rosewater, and hibiscus all at once.
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If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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