The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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