Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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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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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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