There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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