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 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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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