In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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