If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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 bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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