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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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