At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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