A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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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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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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