Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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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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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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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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