Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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