If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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