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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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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