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41. Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.

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42. For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.

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43. Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.

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44. Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!

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45. Cold water weighs more than hot water.

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46. Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.

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47. Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.

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48. Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!

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49. At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.

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50. Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.

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51. Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!

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52. All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.

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53. According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.

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54. A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.

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55. A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.

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56. A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.

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57. A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.

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58. A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.

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59. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!

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60. 4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.

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61. The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.

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62. The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.

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63. Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.

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64. Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.

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65. Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.

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66. Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.

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67. Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.

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68. Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

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