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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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    T-Rex DNA
    T-Rex DNA
    In 2005, a portion of T-rex bone was dissolved in acid. It revealed soft tissue with sections of possible DNA.
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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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    Your brain is 80% water.
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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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