A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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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.
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