Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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