Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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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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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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