The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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