Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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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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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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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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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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