The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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 zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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