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Marie Curie was the first woman to be awarded a nobel prize, the first person to win or share two Nobel Prizes, and her manuscripts are still so radioactive that they are stored in lead boxes.

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Fun Fact: Marie Curie was the first woman to be awarded a nobel prize, the first person to win or share two Nobel Prizes, and her manuscripts are still so radioactive that they are stored in lead boxes.

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