The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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