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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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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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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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