Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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