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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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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