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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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