Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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