Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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