The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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