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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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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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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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