Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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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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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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