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chalkChalk is made of trillions of microscopic skeleton fossils of plankton (a tiny sea creature).

A bucket full of water contains more atoms than there are bucketfuls of water in the Atlantic Ocean. Sciensational.com

A rubber tire is actually one single giant molecule.

Dynamite contains peanuts as an ingredient. Sciensational.com

talcTalc is the softest known substance.

galliumGallium is a metal which melts on palm of the hand, due to its low melting point (29.76 °C). Sciensational.com

Twenty percent of Earth's oxygen is produced by the Amazon forest.

The noble gas Xenon lasers can cut through materials that are so tough even diamond tipped blades will not cut. Sciensational.com

gold and copperGold and Copper are the only two non-white metals.

chilli peppersThe burning sensation we get from chilli peppers is because of a chemical called Capsaicin. Sciensational.com

The lighter was invented before the match (in 1816 by J.W. Dobereiner).

lightningEach time lightning strikes, some Ozone gas is produced, thus strengthening the Ozone Layer in the Earth's atmosphere. Sciensational.com

honeyHoney does not spoil.

pure goldThere's enough gold in the Earth's crust to cover the entire land surface knee-deep.

An average adult body contains around 250g (1/2lb) of salt.

tungstenThe metal with the highest melting point is tungsten, at 3410 degrees Celcius (6170F).

One inch (2.5cm) of rain is equal to 10 inches (25cm) of snow.

mosquitoMosquitoes like the scent of estrogen, hence, women get bitten by mosquitoes more often than men do.

An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 80 kms (50 miles) long.

Natural gas has no odour. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.