Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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