Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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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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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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