Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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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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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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