Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a 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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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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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