Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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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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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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