Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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