Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
17
Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
3
There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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