Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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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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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Your brain is 80% water.
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