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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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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