Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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