If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
67
Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
9
Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
71
There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
20
If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
117
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
43
According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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