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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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