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    Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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    4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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    Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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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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