Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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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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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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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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During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space - and they've even made maps of it!
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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