The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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