Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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