A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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