The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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