One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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