Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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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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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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