At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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