The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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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