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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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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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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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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