If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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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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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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