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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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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 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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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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