For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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