Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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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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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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