At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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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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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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