A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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