Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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