The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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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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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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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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