The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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