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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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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