0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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