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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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    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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    The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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    Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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    Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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    Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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