Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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