A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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