A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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