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    Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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    Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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    In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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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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    Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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    Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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