Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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