Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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