The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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