In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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