4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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 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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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