In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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