Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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