Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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