Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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