The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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