Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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The inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun was a NASA Scientist who also helped develop the Stealth Bomber and the Galileo mission to Jupiter.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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