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    Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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    A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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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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    The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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