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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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