The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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