For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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