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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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