Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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