0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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