Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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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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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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