Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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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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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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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