Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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