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Hurricanes and typhoons are the same kind of storm

The only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is the place where the storm occurs.

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Both are tropical cyclones. The storm is called a hurricane in the North Atlantic and the central and eastern North Pacific, and a typhoon in the Northwest Pacific.

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Most ocean species have not been classified

Scientists estimate that 91 percent of the species in the ocean have yet to be classified.

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Any two people share about 99.6% of their DNA

On average, any two people's genomes are about 99.6 percent identical.

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Rogue waves are twice as big as the waves around them

Scientists define rogue waves as waves greater than twice the size of the waves around them.

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