Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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