The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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