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    A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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    A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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