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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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 smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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