Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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