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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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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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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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