One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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