Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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