Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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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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