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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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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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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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