A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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