There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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