When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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