One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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