The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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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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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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