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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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