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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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    Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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    Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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    The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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