Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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