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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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