No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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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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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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