If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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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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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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