The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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