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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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