At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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