Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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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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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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