For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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