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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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