Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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