One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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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 cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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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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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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