Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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