At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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