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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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