For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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