Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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