Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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