Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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