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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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