Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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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 bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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