When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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