Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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