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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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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