In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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