At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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