The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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