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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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