A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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