In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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