Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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