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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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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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    Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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