Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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