No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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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.
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