In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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