A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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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 the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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