Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
20
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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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