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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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