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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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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