In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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