One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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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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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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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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