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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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