Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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