If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
65
Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
38
A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
7
Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
16
The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
33
The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
21
Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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