Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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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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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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