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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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