One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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