A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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