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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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