One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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