In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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