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		<description><![CDATA[Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe (75%). The typewriter was invented in 1829, and the automatic dishwasher in 1889. No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. The only letter not appearing on [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe (75%).</p>
<p>The typewriter was invented in 1829, and the automatic dishwasher in 1889.</p>
<p>No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.</p>
<p>The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter “J”.</p>
<p>Hydrofluoric acid will dissolve glass.</p>
<p>Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.</p>
<p>There are between 100,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,000 stars in a normal galaxy.</p>
<p>The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 864 F (462 C).</p>
<p>The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.</p>
<p>The Cerebrum, also called the forebrain, is responsible for our language, memory, movement and all. As you&#8217;re reading this and trying to understand it, you&#8217;re using your Cerebrum.</p>
<p>Each carbon nucleus (containing six protons and six neutrons) is made up from three nuclei of helium.</p>
<p>It was not until 1926 that Pneumatic tyres surpassed solid tyres in numbers used on vehicles.</p>
<p>The normal energy used by our brain is 0.1 calories per minute, and could go up to 1.5 during activities such as puzzle-solving.</p>
<p>The diamond is the mineral as found in nature. There is no known material of greater hardness on Earth, so in order to carve a diamond would have to use another diamond.</p>
<p>The moon is a planet just like the earth, only it is even deader.</p>
<p>The pistol of a flower is its only protections against insects.</p>
<p>H2O is hot water, and CO2 is cold water</p>
<p>Blood flows down one leg and up the other.</p>
<p>Dew is formed on leaves when the sun shines down on them and makes them perspire.</p>
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