The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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