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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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