Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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