The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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