Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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