Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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