The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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