The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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