There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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