Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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