In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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