For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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