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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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