Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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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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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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