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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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