Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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