A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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