Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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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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