One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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