There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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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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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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