A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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