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Truly strange things start to happen when you breathe this rarefied air.
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36. Krypton: It’s A Metric
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Like argon, today’s noble gas coincidentally features prominently in science fiction — albeit in name only. But krypton also takes a place in the science factual story of international weights and measures.
10. Neon: A Sign Of The Times
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Neon may no longer be “the new one,” but it might have a better claim to the name than any other element on the periodic table.