0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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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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