A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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