Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
42
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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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