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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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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