Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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