A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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