One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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