Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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