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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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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