If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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