Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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