Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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