The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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