There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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