One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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