A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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