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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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