Heat islands in cities can be 7°C warmer than surrounding rural areas.

The identification of vitamins advanced nutritional science.

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Gorillas share over 95 percent of their DNA with humans.

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Volcanic eruptions can release ash clouds that disrupt air travel.

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There are invisible particles everywhere.

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Nothing can travel faster than light in a vacuum.

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The Earth's inner core is solid despite extreme heat.

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There are more possible shuffles of a deck of cards than seconds since Earth formed.

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The smallpox vaccine led to the global eradication of smallpox.

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