Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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