Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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