One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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