If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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 revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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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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