One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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