MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per 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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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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