Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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