One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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