When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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Most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold 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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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