The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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