Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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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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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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