Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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