In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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