Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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