Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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