A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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