4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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