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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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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