One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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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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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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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