In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
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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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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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