Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
5
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.
5
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
175
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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
146
Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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