One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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