4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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