If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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