At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
55
For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
45
The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
61
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.
6
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134
Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
101
One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
57
The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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