The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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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 use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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