The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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