The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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