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 have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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