The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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