Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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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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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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