One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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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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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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