0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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