If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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