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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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    Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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    The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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    In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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    The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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