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 about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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