Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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