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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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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