Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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