If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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