The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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