MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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