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    One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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    Coke-Powered Phone
    Coke-Powered Phone
    Daizi Zheng, a Chinese designer, made a Coca-Cola powered cell phone. She designed a battery that uses enzymes to generate electricity from the carbs.
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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 average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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 Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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    The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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