The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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