Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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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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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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