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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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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