The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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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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