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Each cow in the European Union earns 2 euro a day in subsidy, more than almost 2 billion humans.
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Luther's religious wars in Europe, killed one third of the population.
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Over 50% of the global petrol requirements is consumed by the motor car.
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London, 2003 - average traffic speed lower than in Victorian times, rush hour underground usage exceeds the legal limit for transportation of livestock.
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European Union - 42 000 road accident deaths each year.
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A falcon can fly at 300 km/h
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Population of Ireland uses 340 plastic bags per person each year.
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European milk packaging costs more than its contents.
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Ant can carry 4 times its own body weight.
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It is the presence of oxygen that colours our sky blue.
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Lightning is 4 times hotter than the surface of the Sun.
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India produces 800 films a year, with 6 million employees, mainly for national distribution.
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J.M.W.Turner's output (1775-1851) - 19 000 sketches, 285 oil paintings.
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First writing appeared about 100 generations ago (5000 years)
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Great Britain tea consumption: average 196 million cups daily.
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1917 tri-plane fighter pilot: life expectancy of 17 flight hours.
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All stars we see belong to the Milky Way - our home galaxy, one of billions of galaxies.
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Approximate value of the human body: mineral $2, transplant $200,000.
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Chimps make bed in a tree every night, young stays with the mother for 5 years.
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A ladybird (coccinelle) can fly 80 km per day).
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Stradivari produced 63 cellos and over 600 violins
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Bees colony - average 40-50,000 inhabitants.
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Burning 1 plastic bag can produce enough energy to light a 60W bulb for 10 minutes.
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Current global antimatter production - under 10 nanograms annually.
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World reserves of tungsten will run out in less than 30 years.
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Human skin surface - close to 2 meters square.
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Empire State Building, NYC - built in 18 months. 14 fatalities.
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AIDS kills 2,5 million people a year, malaria and turberculosis each kills about 2 million people a year. Some current strains of tuberculosis resist all known treatments.
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About 47% of Americans reject the theory of evolution.
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Two thirds of the world population never made a phone call.
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A brain transplant cannot be rejected by the body (unlike rest of the head).
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The Earth's population grows by 1 million every 4 days.
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Less than 11 billion people (Homo Sapiens) ever lived, first billion reached around 1830.
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Population of Africa is expected to quadruple to 2.8 billion by 2150.
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Single man testicle produces about 1500 spermatozoids per second. They survive for about 6 months.
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Human brain contains about 3 billion neurons.
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80% of the world population is short of water.
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Human brain is 80% water.
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Human genome consists of 100,000 genes.
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Running man can cover about 80 km a day.
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Genetic alphabet is: 20 amino-acids, 64 triplets, 3 stop-reading symbols.
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10 trillion cells make up human body.
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Human lungs contains about 300 million chambers.
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US contribution to the Earth's atmosphere: 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person each year.
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World's largest swimming pool: 450 meters in length.
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Marriage cost in US - $20,000 on average.
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Average airliner consists of 6 million parts, working life: 20 years.
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Airplane travel risk - 1 : 10 million.
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Money spent on pet food in US and Europe: $18 billion a year.
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There are 2,5 million cars in London.
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