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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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