If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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