Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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