A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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