0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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