At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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