Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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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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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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