At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
13
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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