The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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