A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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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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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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