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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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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