A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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