The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
38
The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
155
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
66
At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
55
Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
62
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
43
0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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