Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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