One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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