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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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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