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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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