The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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 average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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