11 Science Facts That Seem More Like Science Fiction

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  The human brain takes in 11 million bits of information every second but is aware of only 40.
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  If you drilled a tunnel straight through the Earth and jumped in, it would take you exactly 42 minutes and 12 seconds to get to the other side.
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  A medium-sized cumulus cloud weighs about the same as 80 elephants.
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  A single bolt of lightning contains enough energy to cook 100,000 pieces of toast.
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  Gorillas and potatoes have two more chromosomes than humans do.
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  Human saliva contains a painkiller called opiorphin that is six times more powerful than morphine.
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  In an average lifetime, human skin completely replaces itself 900 times.
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  The air in an average-sized room weighs about 100 pounds.
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  Lava can flow as fast as a sprinting greyhound.
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  A red blood cell can make a complete circuit of your body in 20 seconds.
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  The strongest creatures on Earth are gonorrhea bacteria. They can pull 100,000 times their own body weight.