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Humans:
Losing just one hour of sleep every night for a week is equivalent to pulling an all-nighter. Conversely, sleeping one hour longer per night boosts a person's alertness by 25%

Earth:
Normal rain is itself acid, even in the absence of factories. This is because as raindrops form and fall, they dissolve carbon dioxide in the air and react with it to produce carbonic acid (H2CO3).

Machines:
The first Ferris Wheel was created in 1893 by engineer George W. Ferris. It weighed 1,200 tons and was powered by two 1000 horsepower engines.

Nature:
Orange and lemon rinds are offensive to cats. A light rubbing of orange peel on furniture will discourage your cat from using it as a scratching post.

Mysteries:
There's no such thing as a live person spontaneously catching fire.

Origins:
Panspermia Theory is the theory that life on primordial Earth was 'seeded' by microbes from outer space.

Theories:
Lightning moves at a third of the speed of light.

Technology:
Spider web filaments were used in gun sights as the 'cross hairs' until the early 1960's.

Space:
A teaspoon of neutron star material weighs about 110 million tons.