The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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