Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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