Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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