Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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