MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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