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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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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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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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