At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
20
A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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.
21
Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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