MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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