Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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