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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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