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The First Nuclear Chain Reaction Happened Under a Football Stadium

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One lightning bolt carries enough energy to power a house for over a week

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LEDs Turn Almost All Their Energy Into Light, Not Heat

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Pumped Hydro Is the World's Largest Battery

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Solar Power Is the Cheapest Electricity in History

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A Kilowatt-Hour Is the Unit on Your Electricity Bill

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25 Feb 1837

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The first U.S. patent for an electric motor

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27 Aug 1859

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The first commercial oil well struck oil in Pennsylvania

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4 Sep 1882

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Edison switched on the first commercial power station

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30 Sep 1882

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The world's first hydroelectric central station switched on

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17 Oct 1956

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The world's first commercial nuclear power station opened

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20 Dec 1951

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A reactor in the Idaho desert lit four light bulbs with atomic power

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28 Mar 1979

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The Three Mile Island nuclear accident began

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13 Jul 1977

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A blackout plunged New York City into darkness

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14 Aug 2003

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A massive blackout hit the northeastern US and Canada

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