A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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