Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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