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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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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