A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
57
There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
13
Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
304
Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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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.
5
For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
45
The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
180
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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