0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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