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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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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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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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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