Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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