Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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