In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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