If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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