A single grain of sand contains about 50 million molecules of silica.

In 1865, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia affected global weather patterns.

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The Manhattan Project involved thousands of scientists working in secrecy.

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The Ice Age ended gradually as global temperatures rose.

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The Manhattan Project required enormous scientific collaboration.

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The use of antibiotics reduced deaths from bacterial infections.

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The Sahara Desert can experience large temperature swings between day and night.

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The Asch conformity experiment demonstrated the influence of group pressure.

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The Pacific Ring of Fire contains many of the world's active volcanoes.

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