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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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