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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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    Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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    Bioluminescent Plants
    Bioluminescent Plants
    The world's first genetically-engineered bioluminescent (glow-in-the-dark) house plants have been created and could eventually be used as a functional light source.
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    If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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    The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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    One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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