Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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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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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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