Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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