Mary Anning

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‘She sells seashells by the seashore’ is about a real person. Mary Anning was an 1800s English woman from a poor family who dug up fossils on the beach and sold them to make money. She made many important scientific discoveries and her inspirational life inspired a song that eventually became a famous tongue twister.

Corn Sweat

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Corn plants release water into the air in a process called “corn sweat” which can raise humidity levels by up to 10%. One Acre of corn can release 3,000-4,000 gallons of water per day.

Leo Loved Animals

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Leonardo da Vinci loved animals. He would often buy animals in cages just so he could set them free.

A Candle’s Flame

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The human eye is so sensitive that if the earth were flat and it was a dark night, a candle’s flame could be seen from 30 miles away.

The Strongest Material Known To Man

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Graphene is the strongest material known to man. It’s 200 times stronger than steel. It would take an elephant to break a sheet as thin as a piece of paper.