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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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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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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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 room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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