Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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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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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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