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Quantum entanglement links particles across distance
The cosmic microwave background is ~2.7 K
A rainbow’s arc is always about 42° from the anti-solar point
The observable universe is about 93 billion light-years across
Humans and bananas share about 60% of their genes
A lightning bolt carries about 1 billion joules of energy
Antarctica holds about 70% of Earth’s fresh water
The human genome has about 3 billion base pairs
Water is densest at about 4°C
Graphene is a single atom-thick sheet of carbon
Hydrogen peroxide decomposes into water and oxygen
Helium on Earth mostly comes from radioactive decay
Enzymes can speed reactions by a million times or more
The ozone hole is mainly from CFCs
Ozone is O₃ — three oxygen atoms
Carbon can form more compounds than any other element
Hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant element
The Chandrasekhar limit is about 1.4 solar masses
Fermions cannot share the same quantum state
GPS clocks must account for relativity twice
Fungi make up an estimated 90% of soil living mass in forests
Photosynthesis converts ~100 billion tons of carbon per year
Mount Everest grows about 4 mm taller each year
Earth spins at about 1,670 km/h at the equator
Mitochondria have their own DNA

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