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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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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