Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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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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