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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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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