A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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