Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper.

A rose imprint that was fossilized in a slate was discovered in Florisant, Colorado, which is said to be thirty-five million years old.

The ancient Greeks had a fascination with the planet Mars. They attributed the planet to Ares, their god of war, because of its red colour.

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