The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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