The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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