Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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