Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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