One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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