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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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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