Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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