Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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