The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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