The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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