Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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