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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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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