The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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 Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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