At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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