Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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