0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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