When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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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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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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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