There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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