Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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