A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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