If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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