A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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