Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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