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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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