Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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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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