Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.
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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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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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