Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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