Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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