The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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