One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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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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