MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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