The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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