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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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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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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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