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Temperature in Earth's atmosphere drops at the rate of 1 degree Celsius for every 150 meters as we travel upwards for about 18 kilometers, resulting in a temperature of -65 degrees Celsius at that height. This is where stratosphere begins and this is where Sun's ultraviolet light converts atmospheric oxygen into ozone through a chemical reaction that emanates heat. So, the temperature gradually rises to -3 to -2 degrees Celsius at a height of 50 kilometers. Commercial airplanes travel at a height of 10,000 meters where the ambient temperature is about -34 to -38 degrees Celsius.

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Patent number 4,736,866, granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office on April 1988, was the first time ever a patent was issued for an animal. It granted the patent to Harvard University for a genetically altered mouse carrying a breast cancer gene.

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A jet engine propels a vehicle such as an airplane by burning fuel, drawing air from outside and ejecting it at a high speed. A rocket engine, on the other hand, contains an oxidizer tank and can provide the thrust without having to take in air or oxygen. So, as you can see, a jet engine is pretty useless when it comes to powering spaceships.

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An optician is allowed only to prepare lenses per the prescription of an optometrist or an ophthalmologist. An optometrist can test the eyes of a patient and prescribe corrective lenses, in addition to being able to do whatever an optician can. An optometrist cannot prescribe medication to treat eye ailments. That only an ophthalmologist can do.

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