Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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