If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
67
It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
6
Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
57
Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
88
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
62
A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
57
The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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