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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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