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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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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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