Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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