Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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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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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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