Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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