Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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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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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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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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