Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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