A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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