The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
6
MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
20
Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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