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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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