At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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