If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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