A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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