Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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