The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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