The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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