The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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