Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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