The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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