Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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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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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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