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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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