A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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