The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Only about 2% of the world population has green eyes.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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Dolly Dimples, a 555 lbs. woman, lost 443 lbs in one year by eating nothing but baby food.
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