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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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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