Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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