The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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