Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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