Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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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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